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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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